Person of the Week • Published Nov 20, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
From food insecurity to mental health issues, the needs of North Haven families and individuals spanning multiple demographics are in need of addressing. During the ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 31, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
For Alison Palmieri, she swung herself in many different directions down diverse athletic avenues as a youngster. But she always knew the one true path was in the backfie...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 15, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Olivia Ranciato actually began her time with sports in an entity that is quite the polar opposite of her current athletic occupation. Yet she has displayed her great athl...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Giada Garofalo was a bit of a latecomer to swimming, and honestly athletics in general. But once she dove headfirst into the lanes of liquid, she sunk her teeth into the ...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 25, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Tania Grgurich, a clinical professor of diagnostic imaging at Quinnipiac University, is literally creating a buzz on the institution’s North Haven campus with the introdu...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 11, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
If there is one word Judy Olian can use to describe her time as president of Quinnipiac University (QU), it is “inspiring.” Why is that?
“Because the people—whether they'...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 30, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Wherever there is a ball and a stick on the turf of the North Haven High School campus, there is no doubt Clare Cullagh will be there in a flash covering the ground. It i...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 27, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Emily Cerasoli knew from a young age that she wanted to keep the court at her side upon her high school years. With a steadfast dedication to her craft that never takes a...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 21, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
In a dizzyingly complex healthcare system, medical professionals and their patients often recognize the gaps which are faced every day, making advocacy and policy change ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 20, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Ninamarie DeMennato has used her diverse background in sports to establish herself as a dynamic athlete with several strengths. More importantly, it proved pivotal in her...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 14, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
The School of Nursing at Quinnipiac University saw one of its senior faculty members recognized in major fashion when Cindy Barrere, a professor and the senior director...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 13, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
The North Haven golf team gravitated towards a great deal of recognition among the SCC and state rankings in 2024. One of the biggest focal points of that progress was th...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 06, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Kevin Parker will stop at nothing no matter the day or month on the calendar to sharpen his skills with lacrosse. The desire and determination to thrive for both himself ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 30, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Danny LaDore realized he had one final run with the North Haven golf team this year. It led to him letting go of any anxieties and sources of trepidation on the links and...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
The game of lacrosse moves at such a fast pace, and an even swifter speed for those on the attack. For Jack Marro, he constantly keeps his head on a swivel and procures p...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
While not really involving himself with the game of golf until recently, Will Sagnella has become drawn to its truly unpredictable nature. No matter the uncertainties of ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 10, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
As the global climate crisis worsens, researchers are continually developing various methods to mitigate its effects by way of new technologies. One of those researchers ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 26, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Most people who read this article likely own more than one pair of shoes, perhaps many pairs for various occasions. With all the varieties of footwear available, one migh...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 25, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Conor Rourke is more driven by the process that leads to hitting the best mark. And it was that mentality that allowed him to tackle any literal or figurative hurdle with...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 19, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
The New Haven Elks Lodge #25 performed its annual Flag Day Celebration at its North Haven-based house on June 8, honoring those who fought for the United States by holdin...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
So much about being a softball pitcher is about trusting your own individual performance and abilities, but you also have to have unequivocal belief in those around you ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 12, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Quinnipiac University’s (QU) Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education has named Julie Booth as its new director, looking to build upon a reputation which has bee...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Lacrosse opened a whole new athletic environment and setting for Catherine Bianchi. Moving from the quiet indoor confines of the dance floor to the loud, active, and bois...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 05, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
The second annual North Haven Pride (NHP) event is taking place on Saturday, June 8, at the North Haven Town Green, following a successful inaugural event. One of NHP’s e...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Friendship has forged the fire that has ignited Alyssa Cherian’s passion for tennis. Still, it has been a steady flame with her being a cool, calm, and composed competito...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
A positive disposition and steady legs that never seem to slow down can take a player far in the sport of lacrosse. For Sydney Pitcher, she utilized both of those traits ...
Person of the Week • Published May 22, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
The issue of child abuse is a very sensitive topic for most people. Whether somebody has had the misfortune of experiencing it firsthand or is simply aware of its existen...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Alex Gaetano, the mentors and peers around him have truly ignited his passion and love for lacrosse within the North Haven community. Now, in his final foray stepping...
Person of the Week • Published May 15, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
There are currently 4.3 million registered nurses who work in every aspect of health as crucial people in a highly complex and diverse healthcare systems both locally and...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Chandler Morris, she truly loves to be among her colleagues whenever she is taking part in sports. So it comes with very little shock that once she decided to take h...
Person of the Week • Published May 08, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Ava Celentano made her hometown of North Haven proud when she was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA as the youngest contestant in the pageant at age 14 on April 14.
Ava r...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Once she traded swimming for a stick, Nola Coyle discovered an even greater and grander purpose within sports by playing with a group towards a collective goal. This has ...
Person of the Week • Published May 01, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
North Haven resident and award-winning author Karen Olson has released 13 crime novels, all of which feature strong women investigators at the forefront of solving myster...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 30, 2024 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Leaving the lines of communication wide and open often drives success within a group, or any sports team. For Izzy Blanchard, she is harnessing the value of utilizing the...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 24, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
North Haven High School (NHHS) senior Avery Karasinski has a diverse palette of interests and accomplishments. He is on his school’s varsity baseball team, has worked beh...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Ryan Bernardo, his youthful upbringing was an athletic one with quite a bit of winning surrounding it. Even with that early success, he still stayed humble and hard-w...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 09, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
Mason Mansur has stayed grounded in a short stint with wrestling and taken things with a piecemeal approach. That head space has allowed him to get a leg up on his compet...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, marking a time to celebrate the sound, culture, and legacy of the American music genre. While the genre is centuries-old and not particu...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 02, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
It took the first decade of Ben Pollio’s life to find his haven athletically when he saw the fencing strip. In such a short time, he has harnessed the case study of each ...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
From East Haven to Salem, Massachusetts to Egypt millennia ago, Michelle Piercey is fascinated by all avenues of human history. Fortunately, Michelle has found the perfec...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Now more than ever, visual evidence of various forms is occupying a greater space in the practice of law. Smartphones, body-worn cameras, surveillance footage, applicati...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 12, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Growing up, the influence of his family weighed heavily on the eventual path that led to Ibby Davila sticking with basketball for his entire upbringing and athletic life....
Person of the Week • Published Mar 05, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
In only his second season within the sport of wrestling, and his team’s only second campaign as a full-fledged program, Tyler DiMauro has already assumed a leadership rol...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
If ABC News, the Los Angeles Times, or The Courier needs any help for definitions of legal processes and terminology when covering a major trial, they could reach out to ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 20, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For any cheerleading squad to be successful, there needs to often be a solid foundation for their routine at competitions. But on a micro level personally, Ava Guarniere ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 15, 2024 12 pm
By Aaron Rubin
For parents with children in critical condition, the hospital experience can be an exceptionally difficult one with which to grapple. Between visits and treatments to mit...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 12, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout his youth, middle school, and high school tenures in each, Brendan Grudberg has seen many ups and downs along the court. Yet he has remained steadfast, with a ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 30, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Quite often in all facets of life, passion can drive progress when it comes to mastery of a particular craft or hobby. For Jace Iamunno, his love to lace up his grappling...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 25, 2024 09 am
By Aaron Rubin
January is National Mentoring Month, and that’s a great time to recognize and thank the people who support and guide others toward achieving success in their lives. Teac...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
The bounce of the basketball vibrated loudly in Ava Johnson’s blood, as she discovered at a young age. But as she grew in the game, the blood pumped through her heart and...
